Land grab/data grab: precision agriculture and its new horizons
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Developments in the area of ‘precision agriculture’ are creating new data points (about flows, soils, pests, climate) that agricultural technology providers ‘grab’, aggregate, compute and/or sell. Food producers now churn out food and, increa
Big Data in Weather forecasting: Applications and Challenges
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Increasing evidence of climate change worldwide is becoming the reason to understand a lot more about the weather - everything from what's going to happen tomorrow to what's coming next year. To forecast weather we need to analyze a large set of data
ICTforAg
Collaboration
The main goal of ICTforAg is to foster communities, stimulate meaningful conversations, insights, and collaborations, and increase the participation of collaborators from the developing world. Our aim is to facilitate knowledge exchange, enhance lear
Application of Information Communication Technologies for Agricultural Development Through Extension Services: A Review
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This chapter outlines the role that Information Communication Technologies (ICT) play in the global context and in Africa, agricultural extension and Agricultural development. The role of and use of ICT by extension officers, the trends of ICT in agr
UXtools4Ag
Resources
The UX Toolkit is an invaluable resource tailored to meet the needs of CGIAR staff and partners seeking to enhance their understanding and engagement with User Research methods. By emphasizing methodologies that facilitate the creation of inclusive p
ICTforAg 2023
Events
ICTforAg is an annual gathering where agricultural stakeholders and technology experts come together to share knowledge, find solutions, and form partnerships to address challenges in agri-food systems across low- and middle-income countries. The ma